29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 27, 1984 · 15:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N228H
Reported as
Gulstm G159
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce DART5298X
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,530 total2,250 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed and caught fire after takeoff. Safe landing. Found impeller had failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF. SAFE LANDING. FOUND IMPELLER HAD FAILED.